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Forest Way – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Crowborough

Forest Way – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Crowborough

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Forest Way – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Crowborough

02:18

41.4km

460m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.7 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.09 km

Picnic Bench in High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

Park in Forest Row co op carpark

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10.1 km

Gorgeous in summer, a firm path (not paved so muddy after rain) covered in trees that follows the path of an old railway line and now exclusively for bikes, hikers and horses. Great with children and virtually flat

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19.0 km

Forest Way

Highlight • Cycleway

The Forest Way is a shared use trail on the line of the disused railway between East Grinstead and Groombridge. It forms part of the Sussex section of the Avenue Verte, the long distance cycle route between London and Paris.

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20.4 km

Forest Way Country Park – National Cycle Network Route 21

Highlight • Cycleway

A ten mile stretch of the National Cycle Network running from East Grinstead to Groombridge

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20.5 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Running 10 miles (16 km) through the heart of East Sussex from East Grinstead to Groombridge, the Forest Way is a beautiful former railway line through some of the UK's …

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25.9 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

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31.1 km

View of Ashdown Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Whichever way you've come up to get here you'll have done some climbing, so make sure to enjoy the epic views out over the High Weald and Ashdown Forest. Especially …

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41.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

13.5 km

3.14 km

2.22 km

694 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

15.9 km

1.24 km

336 m

235 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

31°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Forest Way – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Crowborough

Picnic Bench in High Weald National Landscape

Forest Way

Forest Way Cycle Path

Forest Way

Forest Way Country Park – National Cycle Network Route 21

Forest Way Country Park

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

View of Ashdown Forest

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